Vintage Camera Nightlights
These vintage cameras were repurposed, by a flickr user called jayfish, to create some fantastic nightlights. [via gizmodo]
Holiday Projects
Make: Thanks
To all of our readers who are celebrating Thanksgiving, a happy holiday to all of you from all of us at MAKE. This day, besides being about celebratory eating and sports viewing, is also about taking stock of what you have and being thankful for it. We are all very thankful for another year where we got to do what we love, to help orchestrate the floats for this crazy DIY parade we call the maker movement. We love working with you all and serving your needs as makers. Here’s to another year of creative, productive, and fun association.
DIY Wrapping Ideas
Two Shades of Pink has some really great handmade wrapping ideas from pom poms to tiny mini-banners. A definite must-do this holiday season!
Recipe: Vegan Quinoa Salad
This beautiful and hearty quinoa salad will satisfy any palate. It is richly spiced with cumin, creamy with avocado, sweet with roasted carrots, and tangy with citrus juice. Incorporate it as a side dish, or use it as the star of any meal. This dish is the most versatile recipe I’ve ever created. Feel free […]
How-To: From Old Frame to Chalkboard Serving Tray
My So Called Green Life shows us how to upcycle old frames into chalkboard serving trays. Finished with chalkboard paint, these trays are great for dinner parties, where you can use the trays not only for holding food, but for labeling it as well. Start now and you can make one in time for your […]
How-To: Quick Place Cards
I had some friends over last night for craft night and encouraged them to come with Thanksgiving project requests. Sure enough my best friend needed to make place cards ASAP for her family’s get-together, so we had an assignment we needed to make with the supplies on hand. Using heavier card stock I had in […]
DIY Christmas Star
Elise Blaha shares a really sweet and easy DIY holiday star project that anyone could do. I love the rustic look of it and think it would make a great gift.